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Religious practice in Japan

Religious practice in Japan. Kami , Buddhas, ancestors. Kami , Buddhas, ancestors . Where are kami worshipped? How are they represented? How are they worshipped? How is Buddhism organized in Japan? How is it practiced? What are some important Buddhas ?

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Religious practice in Japan

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  1. Religious practice in Japan Kami, Buddhas, ancestors

  2. Kami, Buddhas, ancestors • Where are kami worshipped? • How are they represented? • How are they worshipped? • How is Buddhism organized in Japan? • How is it practiced? • What are some importantBuddhas? • How are ancestors treated in Japan? • How are funerals and memorials conducted? • How does this compare with China? • What happens when a person fails to become an ancestor? • How is the Spring Mountain Festival celebrated? • What are some of its purposes? • What are the basic premises of Gedatsu-kai? • How does it relate to traditional religions? • How did Mr. Negishi get involved? Why does he stay? • What benefits does he see from Gedatsu-kai? Religious Practice in Japan

  3. The religious situation today • What are some directions Earhart suggests Japanese religion might take? • Why? • What are some ways in which kami evolve? • What do you think might happen? Religious Practice in Japan

  4. Christianity and New Religions • When does Christianity reach Japan? • How does it fare? • Who were the “hidden Christians”? • What are some examples Earhart gives of new religions? • How do they seem to get started? Kiriyama Seiyu of Agon-shū Religious Practice in Japan

  5. Modern Shintō—State Shintō • Kami worship on a national level • Focused on the emperor rather than local deities • Emperor as descendant of the sun deity • Amaterasu, enshrinedat Ise shrine • National systemof shrines • Clan deities subjectto the emperor Religious Practice in Japan

  6. State Shintō • Buddhist temples severed from Shintō shrines • Repression of Buddhism (1870s) • Origins of State Shintō • “National Learning” (mid 1700s) • Abolished after WWII • Yasukuni Shrine—a remnant of State Shintō Religious Practice in Japan

  7. Shintō before the Modern Era • Before the 1700s, Shintō did not exist as an explicit system • There has never been an expression of “formal” Shintō independent of Buddhism • The word rarely appears in historical records; sometimes meant • Simply kami • Spirits, in a Daoist sense Religious Practice in Japan

  8. Kannon Religious Practice in Japan

  9. Yakushi Religious Practice in Japan

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